17. You are conducting an experiment to determine which type…
17. You are conducting an experiment to determine which type of carbohydrate provides the best growing conditions for bacteria. You set up 5 growth plates of bacteria. 4 plates each have a different type of sugar, while the 5th plate has no sugar. What is the purpose of the 5th plate in this experiment? A) It is the independent variable plate B) This plate will grow the most bacteria because of the lack of sugar C) This plate serves as a control plate to compare growth with the sugar plates D) This plate should not grow any bacteria due to lack of sugar